Sunkhani, Nuwakot

Sunkhani is a village development committee of the Nuwakot District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. In the 1991 Nepal census its population of 2340 people lived in 437 households.[1] One major attraction is the Shanti Dharma Stupa, a 15-metre high memorial stupa built in the memory of those who died in the April 2015 Nepal earthquake by a religious group called Honmon Butsuryu Shu to help propagate Buddhist ideas of peace, happiness and general social welfare.

Sunkhani
सुनखानी
Sunkhani
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27.84°N 85.32°E / 27.84; 85.32
Country   Nepal
ZoneBagmati Zone
DistrictNuwakot District
Population
 (1991)
  Total2,340
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, retrieved 6 October 2008


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